Nantes, Monaco and Rennes will continue their adventure in the Europa League after the last day of the group stage played on Thursday evening.
The three French clubs finished second in each of their groups.
Positions which will perhaps allow them to inherit a great European in the play-offs of the competition since they will face a club which finished third in the group stage of the Champions League.
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Calendar and results Europa League
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Ajax Amsterdam (PB), Bayer Leverkusen (ALL), FC Barcelona (ESP), Sporting Portugal (POR), Red Bull Salzburg (AUT), Shakhtar Donetsk UKR), Sevilla FC (ESP), Juventus Turin (ITA) will therefore be at the menu of the draw, as perilous as it is tempting, scheduled for next Monday in Nyon, Switzerland.
The Nantes locker room asks for Juve or Barcelona
Tempting prospects for these three representatives of Ligue 1. "
Juve, Barcelona
", thus shouted the players of Nantes in the locker room after their qualification.
They are hoping for a very big customer for these dams in February.
“
I haven't looked at the list yet, and I have to say that I'm very bad at predictions!
When I say that we are going to draw a team, it is never the one that comes out
, ”said Philippe Clément, the coach of AS Monaco.
“
We will see the draw but it's a good opportunity to rub shoulders with a great European team, to see what we are capable of doing, it's exciting.
Last season, we had a taste with Leicester.
There we will certainly go up a notch.
We'll see what we have in our legs
, ”said Bruno Genesio, Stade Rennais coach after a last draw against Larnaca (1-1).